Last Will and Testament 1817 ( Original Here )
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This is the last will and testament of Mrs. Catherine Truro of Flushing in the parish of Mylor in the County of Cornwall widow which I make publish and declare in manner and form following that is to say all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses to be in the first place duly paid and satisfied and I charge all and singular in personal state and effects with the payment thereof I give over and bequeath unto my brother Joseph Richards of Flushing aforesaid Mason Thomas Brout of the same place custom house office and Thomas Luke of the same place Mason all that my household furniture dwelling house and premises situated in Flushing aforesaid in my own occupation and my tenants or lodgers which I hold under a lease determinable on the lives of myself and aforesaid who are hereinafter named to hold the same with the apartments unto the said Joseph Richards, Thomas Brout and Thomas Luke their executors, administrators and arbutus for all such term estates and interest shall have accrued at the time of my decease upon trust in the first place by and out of my residuary personal state hereinafter mentioned or a competent part thereof to raise so much money as shall be necessary and sufficient for renewing the lease of the said premises and substituting the life of my Granddaughter Lavinia Howe Truro instead of me and for defraying the first and other expenses attending such renewal and in the next place in trust that the aforesaid trustees do and shall review and take the rents and profits of the said premises as the same shall become out and after deducting and paying there out the annual rent taxes and necessary repairs of the same premises do and shall pay and apply one month or half part of the net rents and proceeds unto my son William Truro and his arbutus during his natural life and the other month remaining or half part subject to worthwhile charities with the payment of the sum of two pounds when and so soon as my said granddaughter Lavinia Howe Truro shall attain the age of fourteen years with said sum of ten (100?) pounds I direct my said trustees to revise and retain accordingly and to apply together with other monies after mentioned for or towards putting out my said Granddaughter approaching or otherwise advancing her life provided for that if any time after my decease in the judgment of my said trustees or any two of them or the survivors or the survivor of them his executors or administrators my said granddaughter shall be unkindly or improperly treated by her father or mother in law then I will and direct my said trustees to pay and apply for the money or half part of the said rents and profits heretofore given to my said son William unto and for the sale use and benefit of the said Lavinia Howe Truro and so as the said William Truro shall not interfere through nor the same be in any as subject to his debts rental or engagements and if practicable I desire my said trustees in such rare happening to remove the said Lavinia Howe Truro from her said father or mother in law to such other residence as they have in their discretions shall so fitting and from the and immediately after the decease of other of my said sons and devise out monthly or equal half part of the said dwelling house and premises with the apartments (?) unto the said Lavinia Howe Truro her executors, administrators and arbutus and after the decease of any of the other of my said sons, Father and devise the other or remaining half part thereof unto the said Lavinia How Truro her executors administers and arbutus also I give and bequeath unto the said Joseph Richards, Thomas Brout and Thomas Luke the sum of ten (100) pounds now in the hands of the said Thomas Luke and also Luke and also such sums as shall become payable upon my decease from the club of which I am a member in trust to put and place forth the same at interest upon good security and pay the interest thereof unto the said son William Truro and his arbutus until my said granddaughter Lavinia Howe Truro shall attain the age of fourteen years and when and so soon as she shall attain her said age of fourteen years the in trust to apply the same or combination thereof for her advancement in life and so much of the residual thereof from time to time as they in their discretion shall see fit for the necessary purposes of the said Lavinia Howe Truro and if any remain unapplied as aforesaid in trust to pay the same unto the said Lavinia Howe Truro on her attaining her age of twenty one years or being married which shall first happen also I give and bequeath unto the said Lavinia Howe Truro all my wearing apparel silver spoons best bed quilt and new large bible toe to be maintained and taken account of my said trustees in the presence of my said son William Truro as soon as reasonably may be after my decease and then to be securely locked up in my two trunks and deposited in care of John Edy Brout (my said son William keeping the keys thereof) until my said granddaughter attain the age of fourteen years when I direct the to be delivered up to her for her own use and benefit provided always that in case the said Lavinia Howe Truro shall happen to die under the age of twenty one years being unmarried then I give and bequeath the **** or dwelling house moneys offers and premises heretofore given and bequeathed to her or for her benefit unto and between my said two sons William Truro and Anthony Truro to share and share alike as tenants in common and to their respective executors, administrators and arbutus and all the test residue and remainder of my goods chattels monies and securities for monies *** household furniture personal estate and efforts whatsoever and whosesoever not heretofore or otherwise disposed of after and subject to the payment represent of my just debts funeral and testamentary expenditure I give and bequeath the same and every part thereof unto my said sons William Truro and Anthony Truro to be equally divided between them share and share alike and to their respective executors administrators and arbutus and it is my wish and will that my said trustees shall not be answerable or accountable one for the other but each for himself and his own deeds and defaults only for any loss happening to the said trust premises except by their own default and that they may deduct and retain all such reasonable costs and charges as the they shall sustain in the execution of the trusts hereby in them reposted and lastly and lastly I constitute and appoint the said Joseph Richards Thomas Brout and Thomas Luke executors of this will and thereby revoking all forms and other wills testamentary dispositions by me before made to declare this only to be my true last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereinto set my hand and seal this twenty first day of June one thousand eight hundred and seventeen.
The mark of Catherine Truro … the writing within routinely was duly signed sealed published and *** by the within named Catherine Truro as and for her last will and testament in the presence of us who in her presence and at her request in the presence of each other have hereinto subscribed our names as witnesses, Robert Rimell Sol. Falmouth, Edgecombe Rimell
On the 7th of March 1822 administration with the will disposed of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of Catherine Truro late of Flushing in the parish of Mylor in the county of Cornwall widow deceased was granted to Willam Truro one of the natural and lawful children and on e of the residuary signatures named in the will of the said deceased having been first sworn by commission duly to administer Joseph Richards Thomas Brout and Thomas Luke the executors named in the will having first renounced the probate and execution of the said will.